This painful-but-amusing clip was cranked out immediately after the game, parodying the NHL's "History Will be Made" ad campaign of highlight moments played in reverse-motion with faux-Coldplay musical stylings and a "What if...?" question appearing on the screen.

ESPN hockey analyst Scott Burnside echoes an unamusing sentiment that has to be in the back of the minds of Sharks fans. "The Sharks are cursed," writes Burnside. "Don't know whether it's a goat or a witch or a stolen puck that's at the heart of it, but there has to be a hex on the Western Conference's No. 1 seed."

Colorado appears so amused over all this that by the time Game 4 rolls around at 7 p.m. PDT Tuesday night, the Avalanche may still be in stitches. And the Sharks will hope to leave them in stitches, but not in the good way.